Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Paraguay tea, or mate. See
mate . Abbreviated fromyerba de mate or yerba-mate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) An herb; a plant.
- noun A kind of buckthorn (
Rhamnus Californica ). - noun A plant (
Anemopsis Californica ) with a pungent, aromatic rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the Indians. - noun A low California undershrub (
Frankenia grandifolia ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Ilex paraguaiensis, a species of
holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant
Etymologies
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Examples
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A native of western North America, S. douglasii, is known as yerba buena in California, and has a mild, mint-like flavor.
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A native of western North America, S. douglasii, is known as yerba buena in California, and has a mild, mint-like flavor.
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The traditional South American beverage called yerba mate is still relatively unknown in the US.
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The report of his prosperity had reached the ears of Francia, Paraguay's then despot and dictator, who, with other strange theories of government, held the doctrine that the cultivation of "yerba" was a right exclusively
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"I used to go deep into the woods looking for herbs," says the Salinan tribal elder, who is known for her knowledge of medicinal plants such as yerba santa, traditionally used to heal skin inflammation.
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We recently caught up with the founding member of the four-man indie outfit to chat about water, sleep and yerba mate.
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We recently caught up with the founding member of the four-man indie outfit to chat about water, sleep and yerba mate.
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We recently caught up with the founding member of the four-man indie outfit to chat about water, sleep and yerba mate.
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I make a pot of yerba mate, I sit down, and I start writing.
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Herbs and vegetables common in Latin America, such as yerba buena "good herb", cilantro and tomatillos, grew alongside Italian staples like basil and tomatoes next to African-American classics like collard greens.
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